Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Church of England paves the way for women bishops (AP)
• Mormon church restates opposition to gay marriage (AP)
• Belfast police, Catholic rioters clash over parade (AP)
• White House corrects NASA chief on Muslim comment (Reuters)
• Muslims seek to add holidays on NY school calendar (Reuters)
• White House denies NASA remark on Muslim outreach (AP)
• Rev. Schuller's daughter takes on lead pastor role (AP)
• Church where Okla. pastor was killed is torn down (AP)
• Russian curators anger church but escape jail (Reuters)
• Illinois hotel backs out of hosting Muslim group (AP)

Church of England paves the way for women bishops (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:25 PM PDT AP - The Church of England national assembly decided Monday that women should be allowed to become bishops, making only minor concessions to theological conservatives who have threatened to break away over the issue.

Mormon church restates opposition to gay marriage (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:20 PM PDT AP - Mormon church leaders have restated the faith's unequivocal position against gay marriage in a letter to members in Argentina, where the government is debating whether to legalize gay unions.

Belfast police, Catholic rioters clash over parade (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:20 PM PDT AP - Police battled Irish nationalists for control of a Belfast road Monday as a day dominated by peaceful Protestant parades across Northern Ireland turned violent when night fell.

White House corrects NASA chief on Muslim comment (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Monday that NASA administrator Charles Bolden was wrong to say that reaching out to the Muslim world was a top priority of the U.S. space agency.

Muslims seek to add holidays on NY school calendar (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - Muslim parents, students and civic groups are campaigning to add two of their religious holidays to the New York City public school calendar, pinning their hopes on state lawmakers after failing to win over Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the idea.

White House denies NASA remark on Muslim outreach (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:31 AM PDT AP - The White House is contradicting the NASA administrator's claim that President Barack Obama assigned him to reach out to Muslims on science matters.

Rev. Schuller's daughter takes on lead pastor role (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:18 AM PDT AP - Sheila Schuller Coleman was affirmed as lead pastor at the Crystal Cathedral megachurch, replacing her father Robert H. Schuller.

Church where Okla. pastor was killed is torn down (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 06:27 AM PDT AP - Authorities have demolished the Oklahoma church where a pastor was killed last August, and they plan to build a memorial at the site.

Russian curators anger church but escape jail (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 06:24 AM PDT Reuters - Two Russian curators were found guilty on Monday of inciting religious hatred in a case that has highlighted the growing influence of the church and its links to the Russian government.

Illinois hotel backs out of hosting Muslim group (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2010 06:43 PM PDT AP - A controversial Muslim group has canceled its annual U.S. conference after a suburban Chicago hotel backed out of hosting the event.

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